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jpak

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Fri Nov-23-07 10:48 AM
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5. Sounds like they hit a growler

Edited on Fri Nov-23-07 11:31 AM by jpak

I visited that ship when she made a port call at Palmer Station several years ago - pretty swank (and Guinness on tap too).

Unfortunately, oil spills - even small ones - are bad news in Antarctic waters.

An Argentinian cruise ship went aground near Palmer Station back in 1989 - it caused a serious oil spill and is leaking fuel to this day...

http://main.uab.edu/antarctica/Templates/Article.aspx?pid=415

Legend has it that someone at Palmer watched it hit the rock. He turned to the cooks and said "300 more for dinner"...

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